(a) As used in this article, the following words and phrases have the meanings provided in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Apprentice” means a worker who:(i) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age; and(ii) Is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation, as defined in 29 CFR Section 29.4, under standards of apprenticeship fulfilling the requirements of 29 CFR Section 29.5.(b) “Apprenticeship” means a written agreement, complying with, and authorized by, federal laws and regulations, including 29 CFR Section 29.7, between an apprentice and either the apprentice’s program sponsor or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the program sponsor or sponsors, which agreement contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice.(c) “Apprenticeship agreement” means a written agreement for an apprenticeship program authorized by, and in compliance with, federal laws and regulations that contain the terms and conditions of the apprentice’s employment and training of the apprentice consistent with the requirements of federal laws and regulations, including 29 CFR Section 29.7 and this article.(d) “Apprenticeship Council” means the Mississippi Apprenticeship Council, an entity established to assist the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship. The Apprenticeship Council is ineligible for recognition as the State Registration Agency. Only the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship may promulgate apprenticeship programs. This Council must provide advice and guidance to the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship on the operation of this state’s apprenticeship system.(e) “Apprenticeship intermediary” means an entity that provides required technical instruction to an apprentice.(f) “Apprenticeship program” means a plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices, as required under state law or relevant federal regulations as appropriate, including such matters as the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.(g) “Cancellation” means the termination of the registration or approval status of a program or apprenticeship at the request of the sponsor or termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the request of the apprentice. The rules for the cancellation or termination of programs authorized under state law must follow the regulations issued by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship.(h) “Competency” means the attainment of manual, mechanical or technical skills and knowledge, as specified by an occupational standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written and hands-on proficiency measurement.(i) “Completion rate” means the percentage of an apprenticeship cohort who receive a certificate of apprenticeship completion within one (1) year of the projected completion date. An apprenticeship cohort is the group of individual apprentices registered to a specific program during a period of one (1) year, except that a cohort does not include the apprentices whose apprenticeship agreement has been cancelled during the probationary period.(j) “Deregistration” means the termination of the registration of an apprenticeship based upon a written request of the sponsor or after a determination of cause by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship.(k) “Employer” means an employer, as defined in Section 71-5-11, employing an apprentice, whether or not the person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice.(l) “Interim credentials” means a credential issued by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, upon request of the appropriate sponsor, as certification of competency attainment by an apprentice.(m) “Journey worker” means a worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities and competencies recognized within an industry as having mastered the skills and competencies required for the occupation. “Journey worker” includes a mentor, technician, specialist or other skilled worker who has documented sufficient skills and knowledge of an occupation, either through formal apprenticeship or through practical on-the-job experience and formal training.(n) “Office of Apprenticeship” means the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship established under Section 37-153-305.(o) “On-the-job training” means training that:(i) Is provided to a paid apprentice who is engaged in productive work in an occupation, and the work provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the occupation;(ii) Is made available through an apprenticeship registered with the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship which provides reimbursement to the employer of up to fifty percent (50%) of the apprentice’s wage rate for the purpose of covering the employer’s costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training, except as provided in 29 USC Section 3174(c)(3)(H); and(iii) Is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the apprentice is being trained, based on the content of the training, the apprentice’s prior work experience, and the apprentice’s service strategy, as appropriate.(p) “Provisional registration” means the one-year initial provisional approval of newly registered programs under federal regulations which meet the required standards for program registration, after which program approval may be made permanent, continued as provisional, or rescinded following a review by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, as provided for in the criteria described in 29 CFR Section 29.3(g) and (h).(q) “Quality assurance assessment” means a comprehensive review conducted by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship regarding all aspects of an apprenticeship program’s performance, including, but not limited to, determining if apprentices are receiving: on-the-job training in all phases of the apprenticeable occupation; scheduled wage increases consistent with the registered standards; related instruction through appropriate curriculum and delivery systems; and that the registration agency is receiving notification of all new registrations, cancellations and completions as required in this article and as applicable to the programs authorized under state or federal laws and regulations.(r) “Registered apprenticeship” means the acceptance and recording of an apprenticeship agreement or program by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship as evidence of the program’s compliance with labor standards for quality apprenticeships as authorized by federal laws and regulations.(s) “Registration apprenticeship agreement” means the acceptance and recording of an apprenticeship agreement by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship as evidence of the apprentice’s participation in a particular registered apprenticeship program authorized by federal laws and regulations.(t) “Related technical instruction” means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide an apprentice with knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to his or her trade or occupations approved by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship. “Related technical instruction” includes instruction that is provided:(i) In a classroom;(ii) Through occupation or industrial courses;(iii) By correspondence courses;(iv) Through electronic media; or(v) Through other forms of self-study.(u) “Sponsor” means a person, association, committee, business, state agency or organization operating an apprenticeship registered or approved under federal law for an apprenticeship program and in whose name the apprenticeship program is to be registered or approved.(v) “State office” means the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, under the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board, designated as the point of contact for the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship.(w) “Technical Assistance” means guidance provided by Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship staff in the development, revision, amendment or processing of a potential or current program sponsor’s standards of apprenticeship, apprenticeship agreements, or advice or consultation with a program sponsor to further compliance with this article or guidance from the Office of Apprenticeship on how to remedy nonconformity with this article under the applicable federal laws and regulations.(x) “Transfer” means a shift of apprenticeship registration from one (1) program to another or from one (1) employer within a program to another employer within that same program, where there is agreement between the apprentice and the affected apprenticeship committees or program sponsors.
(a) “Apprentice” means a worker who:(i) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age; and(ii) Is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation, as defined in 29 CFR Section 29.4, under standards of apprenticeship fulfilling the requirements of 29 CFR Section 29.5.
(i) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age; and
(ii) Is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation, as defined in 29 CFR Section 29.4, under standards of apprenticeship fulfilling the requirements of 29 CFR Section 29.5.
(b) “Apprenticeship” means a written agreement, complying with, and authorized by, federal laws and regulations, including 29 CFR Section 29.7, between an apprentice and either the apprentice’s program sponsor or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the program sponsor or sponsors, which agreement contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice.
(c) “Apprenticeship agreement” means a written agreement for an apprenticeship program authorized by, and in compliance with, federal laws and regulations that contain the terms and conditions of the apprentice’s employment and training of the apprentice consistent with the requirements of federal laws and regulations, including 29 CFR Section 29.7 and this article.
(d) “Apprenticeship Council” means the Mississippi Apprenticeship Council, an entity established to assist the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship. The Apprenticeship Council is ineligible for recognition as the State Registration Agency. Only the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship may promulgate apprenticeship programs. This Council must provide advice and guidance to the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship on the operation of this state’s apprenticeship system.
(e) “Apprenticeship intermediary” means an entity that provides required technical instruction to an apprentice.
(f) “Apprenticeship program” means a plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices, as required under state law or relevant federal regulations as appropriate, including such matters as the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.
(g) “Cancellation” means the termination of the registration or approval status of a program or apprenticeship at the request of the sponsor or termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the request of the apprentice. The rules for the cancellation or termination of programs authorized under state law must follow the regulations issued by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship.
(h) “Competency” means the attainment of manual, mechanical or technical skills and knowledge, as specified by an occupational standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written and hands-on proficiency measurement.
(i) “Completion rate” means the percentage of an apprenticeship cohort who receive a certificate of apprenticeship completion within one (1) year of the projected completion date. An apprenticeship cohort is the group of individual apprentices registered to a specific program during a period of one (1) year, except that a cohort does not include the apprentices whose apprenticeship agreement has been cancelled during the probationary period.
(j) “Deregistration” means the termination of the registration of an apprenticeship based upon a written request of the sponsor or after a determination of cause by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship.
(k) “Employer” means an employer, as defined in Section 71-5-11, employing an apprentice, whether or not the person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice.
(l) “Interim credentials” means a credential issued by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, upon request of the appropriate sponsor, as certification of competency attainment by an apprentice.
(m) “Journey worker” means a worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities and competencies recognized within an industry as having mastered the skills and competencies required for the occupation. “Journey worker” includes a mentor, technician, specialist or other skilled worker who has documented sufficient skills and knowledge of an occupation, either through formal apprenticeship or through practical on-the-job experience and formal training.
(n) “Office of Apprenticeship” means the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship established under Section 37-153-305.
(o) “On-the-job training” means training that:(i) Is provided to a paid apprentice who is engaged in productive work in an occupation, and the work provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the occupation;(ii) Is made available through an apprenticeship registered with the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship which provides reimbursement to the employer of up to fifty percent (50%) of the apprentice’s wage rate for the purpose of covering the employer’s costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training, except as provided in 29 USC Section 3174(c)(3)(H); and(iii) Is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the apprentice is being trained, based on the content of the training, the apprentice’s prior work experience, and the apprentice’s service strategy, as appropriate.
(i) Is provided to a paid apprentice who is engaged in productive work in an occupation, and the work provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the occupation;
(ii) Is made available through an apprenticeship registered with the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship which provides reimbursement to the employer of up to fifty percent (50%) of the apprentice’s wage rate for the purpose of covering the employer’s costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training, except as provided in 29 USC Section 3174(c)(3)(H); and
(iii) Is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the apprentice is being trained, based on the content of the training, the apprentice’s prior work experience, and the apprentice’s service strategy, as appropriate.
(p) “Provisional registration” means the one-year initial provisional approval of newly registered programs under federal regulations which meet the required standards for program registration, after which program approval may be made permanent, continued as provisional, or rescinded following a review by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, as provided for in the criteria described in 29 CFR Section 29.3(g) and (h).
(q) “Quality assurance assessment” means a comprehensive review conducted by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship regarding all aspects of an apprenticeship program’s performance, including, but not limited to, determining if apprentices are receiving: on-the-job training in all phases of the apprenticeable occupation; scheduled wage increases consistent with the registered standards; related instruction through appropriate curriculum and delivery systems; and that the registration agency is receiving notification of all new registrations, cancellations and completions as required in this article and as applicable to the programs authorized under state or federal laws and regulations.
(r) “Registered apprenticeship” means the acceptance and recording of an apprenticeship agreement or program by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship as evidence of the program’s compliance with labor standards for quality apprenticeships as authorized by federal laws and regulations.
(s) “Registration apprenticeship agreement” means the acceptance and recording of an apprenticeship agreement by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship as evidence of the apprentice’s participation in a particular registered apprenticeship program authorized by federal laws and regulations.
(t) “Related technical instruction” means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide an apprentice with knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to his or her trade or occupations approved by the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship. “Related technical instruction” includes instruction that is provided:(i) In a classroom;(ii) Through occupation or industrial courses;(iii) By correspondence courses;(iv) Through electronic media; or(v) Through other forms of self-study.
(i) In a classroom;
(ii) Through occupation or industrial courses;
(iii) By correspondence courses;
(iv) Through electronic media; or
(v) Through other forms of self-study.
(u) “Sponsor” means a person, association, committee, business, state agency or organization operating an apprenticeship registered or approved under federal law for an apprenticeship program and in whose name the apprenticeship program is to be registered or approved.
(v) “State office” means the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, under the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board, designated as the point of contact for the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship.
(w) “Technical Assistance” means guidance provided by Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship staff in the development, revision, amendment or processing of a potential or current program sponsor’s standards of apprenticeship, apprenticeship agreements, or advice or consultation with a program sponsor to further compliance with this article or guidance from the Office of Apprenticeship on how to remedy nonconformity with this article under the applicable federal laws and regulations.
(x) “Transfer” means a shift of apprenticeship registration from one (1) program to another or from one (1) employer within a program to another employer within that same program, where there is agreement between the apprentice and the affected apprenticeship committees or program sponsors.